Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked Israel on Thursday to extradite one of the principal investigators in the Ayotzinapa case, Tomás Zerón, as he is involved in the disappearance of the 43 students.
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“I hope the government of Israel acts with respect for human rights because the extradition of this public official is being requested, among other things, for acts of torture,” the president, known as AMLO, said.
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Zerón was in charge of the Criminal Investigation Agency and is currently applying for asylum in Israel, hindering the extradition request. The former investigator is accused of kidnapping and torturing, and embezzlement.
Lopez Obrador committed since his campaign to investigate the Ayotzinapa case and compensate the families with justice as the previous government of Enrique Peña Nieto hid information from the families.
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